Barnstable Transformer Fire: 1,300 Go Dark

BARNSTABLE, MA — A transformer fire in Barnstable Thursday cut power to more than 1,300. As of 2:45 p.m., there were 1,374 Barnstable customers without power. Power was restored to all those customers by nighttime. (Subscribe to Barnstable news alerts for updates on this story and more breaking news. iPhone/iPad users: download the new Patch app.)

The fire happened on West Main Street, according to police. No injuries were reported. The outage affected several traffic lights along Route 132.

Photo: A shot of Eversource's live outage map Thursday, April 27, 2017 as of 2:45 p.m. (Credit: Eversource)